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Lincoln Chafee: 'I'm running' and here's why — Former Gov. Chafee: No doubt I'm an underdog 02:15 — (CNN)Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee said Thursday on CNN that he's running for the Democratic nomination for president, just a week after announcing he formed an exploratory committee …
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Column What are the Democrats' alternatives to Clintonland?
Column What are the Democrats' alternatives to Clintonland?
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Hillary Clinton's Wall Street backers: We get it
Hillary Clinton's Wall Street backers: We get it
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Lincoln Chafee is officially running for president. ... Or is he?
Lincoln Chafee is officially running for president. ... Or is he?
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Elon Musk / TIME:
The 100 Most Influential People
The 100 Most Influential People
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Confused Hedge-Fund Manager Cliff Asness Struggles to Express Continued Rage at Obamacare — <em>Wall Street Journal</em> gives wealthy, ignorant man op-ed in which to expose himself. — Shares … As evidence of Obamacare's success continues to mount, hedge-fund manager …
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Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality
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Cliff Asness / Wall Street Journal:
In Praising ObamaCare, They Bury It — The law's cheerleaders tend to cite two main accomplishments. Both of them are irrelevant. — By — In the five years since the passage of ObamaCare, the battle over the law has not abated. One popular salvo is the supposedly objective …
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Has Obamacare Turned Voters Against Sharing the Wealth?
Has Obamacare Turned Voters Against Sharing the Wealth?
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Walmart employee accused of stealing nearly $240K — DECATUR — For years, Decatur police knew Nacina Walker to be the helpful employee in Walmart's cash department who would sometimes help them investigate thefts at the store. — “She would be the one that would come in and help us and go …
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Sources: Supervisors told to falsify reserve deputy's training records; department announces internal investigation — Supervisors ordered to credit reserve deputy with proper papers. — Image (2) — VIDEO: Tulsa World writers appear on CNN to discuss reserve deputy fatal shooting case
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Arthur Allen / Politico:
George W. Bush: Jeb has a problem: ‘Me’ — CHICAGO — Jeb Bush's candidacy has a problem, says brother George. — “Me.” — Story Continued Below — “It's an easy line to say, 'Haven't we had enough Bushes?' After all, even my mother said, ‘Yes,’” the former president told an audience …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton Wrong On Family's Immigration History, Records Show — “Her grandparents always spoke about the immigrant experience and, as a result she has always thought of them as immigrants,” a spokesperson says. “As has been correctly pointed out, while her grandfather was an immigrant …
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Clinton's statements on family history conflict with public records
Clinton's statements on family history conflict with public records
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Richard Engel / NBC News:
New Details on 2012 Kidnapping of NBC News Team in Syria — Here is what we found based on facts gathered from dozens of sources inside and outside of Syria.
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Indiana poll: Mike Pence's ratings drop after ‘religious freedom’ law — The “religious freedom” law signed by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has taken a toll on the potential presidential candidate's image in his home state, according to a new poll released Thursday that shows most Hoosiers think the law was not necessary.
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Brett LoGiurato / Fusion:
Marco Rubio: I'd attend a gay wedding — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida), the newest and youngest official Republican candidate for president, has said he believes marriage should be “traditional”—between a man and a woman. — So Fusion's Jorge Ramos asked him: If someone in his family …
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Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Jorge Ramos Corners Rubio: Would You Attend a Gay Wedding?
Jorge Ramos Corners Rubio: Would You Attend a Gay Wedding?
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Leon Hendrix / WOOD-TV:
Shop owner will deny ‘openly gay’ customers — GRANDVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — The owner of a Grandville auto repair shop says he won't hesitate “to refuse service to an openly gay person or persons.” — Brian Klawiter, the owner of Dieseltec on Ottawa Avenue in Grandville …
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Antonin Scalia / TIME:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg — The high Court's counterweight — Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had two distinguished legal careers, either one of which would alone entitle her to be one of TIME's 100. When she was a law professor at Rutgers and later Columbia, she became the leading (and very successful) …
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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Neo-Nazi: I Hate Gay People ‘With A Passion’ And I've Killed Others — Neo-Nazi Kenneth Morgan Stancil III admitted in an interview on Wednesday to killing his gay boss at a North Carolina college and said he hated gay people “with a passion.” — During the interview with WRAL reporter Mikaya Thurmond …
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Hillary lifts populist spirits — In Iowa on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton lifted the spirits of progressive populists and appealed to a majority of voters by vowing to lead a battle against the corrupting influence of big money in government and politics, and speaking with faith and conviction …
BBC:
Migrants killed in ‘religious clash’ on Mediterranean boat — About 1,000 people a day are being rescued at the moment trying to reach the Italian coast — Italian police say they have arrested 15 Muslim migrants after they allegedly threw 12 Christians overboard following a row on a boat heading to Italy.
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Ricky Chiles killed himself as police, U.S. Marshals closed in on his Chicago motel — MILWAUKEE (WITI) — Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn confirms that Ricky Chiles, the man suspected of shooting and killing a man who had struck a toddler with his vehicle, killed himself Thursday, April 16th.
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Hillary Parks in Handicap Spot — Hillary Clinton's van parked in a handicap spot, RNC deputy communications director Raj Shah points out in a recent tweet. “Woman of the people!! @HillaryClinton Scooby Doo Van parks in handicap spot,” Shah tweets. … Shah includes this picture:
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
That Time Sen. Pat Robert's ‘Frozen’ Ringtone Interrupted a Senate Hearing … Even senators have embarrassing ringtones on their phones. — During a Senate Finance Committee hearing about Congress and U.S. Tariff Policy today, Sen. Pat Roberts' cellphone interrupted Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack while he was speaking.
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Jacqueline Klimas / Washington Times:
U.S. military ‘hostile’ to Christians under Obama; morale, retention devastated … Soon there may only be atheists in the foxholes. — Christians are leaving the U.S. military or are discouraged from joining in the first place because of a “hostile work environment” that doesn't let them express …
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Steve Dorsey / Fox News:
Mass movement: US Christians don orange in church to honor ISIS victims — Men in orange jumpsuits purported to be Egyptian Christians held captive by the Islamic State (IS) are marched by armed men along a beach. — A new campaign sweeping through American churches has worshipers wearing orange …
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